There are some mighty strange trains out there, from those that levitate using magnets to those that chew their way through snowdrifts with giant, spinning blades. Weird as they may be, though, they ...

In the Swiss Alps, the Stoosbahn funicular opened in late 2017 to replace a 1933 rail line. Its main job was moving residents and workers between the valley and the car-free mountain village of Stoos.

The Swiss president, who has a fear of heights, took the trip surprisingly well, and on reaching her destination, said, “What we do in politics is trivial in comparison to this work,” adding the ride ...

Just in time for the winter ski season, the world's steepest funicular railway opened in the Swiss alpine resort of Stoos this weekend. Beginning near Schwyz, a town in central Switzerland about 40 ...

The steepest funicular railway in the entire world entered service last weekend in Switzerland. A funicular railway is a type of railway that uses trams and a cable to get up and down a steep incline.

Transportation in Switzerland can be fairly difficult, especially up the steepest of mountainsides. This is especially true up the steep slope of Fronalpstock mountain, where the world’s steepest ...

The world's steepest funicular railway, or cliff railway, is now up and running in the Swiss Alps. Just over a mile long (1,720 meters), the railway begins in a valley near Schwyz, Switzerland. It ...

They might not boast the latest cutting-edge technology, nor run along miles and miles of track, but throughout centuries, funicular railways have become a fascinating vintage mode of transport, as ...

ZURICH – Swiss technology is due to hit new heights on Friday when the world’s steepest funicular line opens at one of its Alpine resorts. Swiss President Doris Leuthard will officially open the $52.6 ...

It looks like a string of giant hamster wheels, but the world’s steepest funicular railway is being hailed for its revolutionary design. The cabins on the 52 million-Swiss franc ($52.6 million) ...

For those who don't know, a funicular railway is a type of railway that takes passengers up and down steep inclines using carriages pulled by cables. Last week, the steepest in the world, the Stoos ...

It may look like a white-knuckle fairground ride but this futuristic tram is the world's steepest funicular. Swiss President Doris Leuthard officially opened the line which whisks passengers 1,300 ...